Reducing healthcare burnout through meditation: benefits and challenges.
Cogent Mental Health January 1, 2025 Varnika Fnu, Divya Rajasekaran, Anamika Pilaniya et al.
Healthcare professionals face high stress, mental distress, and burnout from long hours, heavy workloads, and patient care responsibilities, leading to turnover, errors, and reduced job satisfaction. This paper reviews evidence that meditation can reduce stress and improve cardiovascular health, immune function, brain structure, pain management, and genetic expression. It discusses mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs and the challenges of integrating meditation into mainstream healthcare.